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Bārakzai (singular: Bārakzay) (Pashto: بارکزایی ) is a Pashtun tribe in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran.
History
Barakzai (translation: sons of Barak) is a common ethnic name among the Pashtuns of Afghanistan and western Pakistan and it means ("sons of Barak" in Pashto). Barakzai is also the name of a Baloch tribe in Iran. There are seven distinct Pashtun tribes named Bārakzai, with the Zīrak branch of the Abdal Tareen or Bor Tareen - Tareen - Durrani tribe being the most important and largest tribe with over 4 million people.[1]
According to Hyat Khan's history of Afghanistan, from their progenitor Bor Tareen, otherwise known as Abdal, are descended two main divisions: the Zirak and the Panjpai. The term Abdal, however, gradually superseded Bor Tareen and came into special prominence when Ahmad Shah Abdali, commonly known as Durrani, began his career of conquest. The Achakzais are strictly a branch of the Barakzai but Ahmad Shah Durrani, himself an Abdal Tareen, fearing the growing numbers of the Barakzai, separated them from the parent stock,[citation needed] since which time they have remained distinct.
See also
References
- ^ Balland, D. "BĀRAKZĪ". Encyclopædia Iranica (Online Edition ed.). United States: Columbia University.
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